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The paper looks at how in "The Lexus and the Olive Tree", Thomas Friedman, the New York Times foreign-affairs columnist, describes the post-Cold War era in international relations in metaphoric terms by symbolizing the forces of globalization as a luxury car and the forces resisting globalization as an olive tree. The paper explains that the Lexus represents progress in the forms of the "transnational, homogenizing, standardizing market forces and technologies that make up today's globalizing economic system", while the olive tree represents religion, nationalism, and community, which Friedman describes as "gnarled, rooted things that cling to the soil" (Drum).

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"In "The Lexus and the Olive Tree", Thomas Friedman, the New York Times foreign-affairs columnist, describes the post-Cold War era in international relations in metaphoric terms by symbolizing the forces of globalization as a luxury car and the forces resisting globalization as an olive tree. The Lexus represents progress in the forms of the "transnational, homogenizing, standardizing market forces and technologies that make...""

Tags:luxus, olive, tree

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This paper examines arches, one of the most common and familiar architectural formations to the eye whether outside a building or in the shape of a bridge. It looks at how arches are generally of three types, rounded, pointed and segmental and evaluates their structural advantages. The robust nature of masonry in constructing arch structures is illustrated by the longevity of the many ruins in Britain, many dating from the dissolution of the monasteries. It shows how arches have also been much used in modern architecture, usually in public buildings, such as the Sydney Opera house, where a striking appearance combined with strong acoustical support is critical.

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"Arches are also evident in doorways, forming the curved top to a door or an open entryway. An entryway that is not supporting a wall is obviously less in need of material reinforcement than one bearing down a wall. A rounded arch shape, rather than a square shape always provides more support and reinforcement than a straight edge, because the pressure is distributed across more pressure points along the curved as opposed to a straight edged entry structure. This is one reason why a rounded shape is so popular for entryways. (Durkin "Architectural Terms")"

Tags:rounded, pointed, segmental, shape, support

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This paper takes a look at the historical and architectural differences of the National Memorial Arch in Valley Forge, Pennyslvania and the Arch of Constantine in Rome. The author provides historical data for both structures and also compares their architectural styles.

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"Some disputed the National Memorial Arch's construction at the time. From an architectural standpoint, a triumphal arch was seen as inappropriate to a rural setting like Valley Forge, as such arches usually stood in major cities like Rome. Today the arch is no longer controversial. In fact, because of the arch's congruity with so many of the structures in the area, it is hard to remember that it was not built during the time of Washington's triumphant entrance, but in 1908. It is important to remember that it harkened back to the classical past of ancient Greece and Rome, the neoclassicism of the founders, as well as to Washington's triumph. There is nostalgia to the work that is not immediately evident, nostalgia for the actual construction and design of Washington D.C. under the watchful eye of Jefferson, and a less complicated age of American heroism, embodied in the persona of Washington."

Tags:architectural styles

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This paper demonstrates that the young generation from Japan and China has a mindset that is not quite similar to their parents' and traditional society's expectations, which often cause a great deal of conflicts between the young and the old. The author shows that in "The Story of Noriko" the traditional Japanese society is known to frown on the increase in the number of women pursuing a significant career goal, rather than minimal tasking individual, because the conservative and relatively older generations believe that women, especially young women, are not qualified to manage the responsibilities and tasks men perform. The author uses the book, "Golden Arches East: McDonald's in East Asia" to describe how the life style of Chinese customers, especially the younger generations, have changed as McDonald's has entered the local Chinese society. The author concludes that, when a new lifestyle or culture develops, the young generation creates a hybrid culture to accommodate living in the 21st Century and traditional China or Japan.

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"In "The Story of Noriko," Noriko is a young woman who resides in Tokyo who is forced to encounter one of her dramatic real crisis. She is looking for a career where she can actually utilize her potentials instead of being just another Office Lady whose task is minimal and enduring without any chance of obtaining a significant position at a corporation. The traditional Japanese society is known to frown up on the increase in the number of women pursuing a significant career goal rather than minimal tasking individual, because the conservative and relatively old generations of the society believe that women, especially young women, are not qualified to manage the responsibilities and tasks men perform."

Tags:tradition, identity, mindsets, conflicts, young, old, career, women, responsibilities, tasks, men, hybrid, gap, mcdonald?s, localize, western, food, social, order, norm., disloyal, rebellious

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This paper examines the impact of the poem "Paradise Lost" by John Milton, which is intensified by Milton's controlled portrayal of the impossible, the unnatural and the grotesque in dimensions known only in the hypothetical sphere. It looks at how Hell and Chaos, realms of the dark abyss of imagination, are endowed with inventive metaphors and symbols that make their impossible and unnatural suggestions seem almost possible and natural. It also discusses how the grotesque images of Satan, the fallen angels, Sin and Death adorn their dark and fiery abyssal landscape in a manner similar to the grotesque art featured in ancient chambers.

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"Unnatural, being "contrary to the way things usually happen in nature; contrary to the physical nature of human beings especially intensely evil or cruel" accurately describes the realms of Chaos and Hell. Milton demonstrates how Hell exists beyond the innate order of nature by depicting it through metaphors for sexual lust which can never be satisfied. If Paradise Lost is "spanned on frail arches" it is etymologically linked with the theme of fornication; the word "fornication" is from the Latin fornix meaning "brothel" but originally "arch". Satan's punishment is that he has been cast into a hell that permits inflamed sexual desire while preventing its consummation. Liquid is a common symbol for the feminine and Milton repeatedly refers to the "lake"; Satan lies "chained on the burning lake" , embodying an unsatiated lust that is aflame with bestial burning."

Tags:satan, sin, death, chaos, hell

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"Political, social, and artistic changes on a vast scale make the reign of Constantine the Great and, indeed, the entire fourth century the most confusing era in the history of Roman art. The fortuitous survival of the Arch of Constantine--with its historic relationship to the rise of Christianity as the state religion--has made this monument the focus of many questions about the emergence of the distinctly unclassical style that was eventually identified with the new religion. The Arch featured various classical sculptural elements taken from monuments of earlier reigns in addition to contemporary carving in the new style. Though there is little agreement among scholars as to the precise stylistic significance of the new style as represented on the Arch and the form in which it was eventually manifested as Christian art, it is clear that the Arch of Constantine stands at.."

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The paper describes the condition known as flat feet and examines its implications on pain and injury to the body. The paper discusses its direct consequence on the leg joints and on the knee in particular, the likelihood of pain and discomfort in the foot itself and the fact that it can lead to more serious and chronic injury. The paper also looks at treatment for fallen arches.

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"The condition known as Flat Feet is an orthopedic malformation of the bone structure intended to gird the footstep. The resulting conditions can range from scarcely detectable nuances in one's gait to severe and long-lasting impediments to walking, comfort and freedom from injury. The variance of possible experiences of the condition, also known as fallen arches, is wide ranging, as are the potential causes and symptoms of the condition."

Tags:arches, knee, leg, joints, heel, spine, insoles

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This paper explains that the concepts of heterochrony and Von Baer's law have provided compelling evidence as to the validity of evolution as a theory and even more importantly explains the mechanism by which evolution occurs. Next, the author relates that Von Baer's law is concerned with the morphological and therefore genetic similarities in certain species, especially in regards to embryonic development with the timing of the divergence in the developmental process amongst species; whereas, heterochrony is the differentiation of morphological aspects between two or more species based on different timing and rates for the same developmental process. The paper examines the hagfish, zebra fish, frog and pig to provide examples of various stages of embryonic development from the egg size and early cleavage, gastrulation and the development of the pharyngeal arches, urogenital systems, limb and the central and peripheral nervous systems.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Heterochrony
Von Baer's Law
Synthesizing Heterochrony and Von Baer's Law
Egg Size and Early Cleavage
Gastrulation
Development of the Pharyngeal Arches
Development of the Urogenital Systems
Limb Development
Development of the Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems
Conclusion

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"This statement reflects what is now typically known as Von Baer's law. It is important enough even on its surface--the fact the different embryos can be observed to develop similarly means that the observation of one species could lead to useful knowledge pertaining to a wider class of species. Furthermore, the mere existence of these morphological--and therefore genetic--commonalities in vertebrate species is easily observable evidence as to the interrelatedness of life, and more so of the closer relationships shared by more specific classes of animals (i.e vertebrates). But as exciting and compelling as these surface similarities may be, the deeper implications of Von Baer's law are far more essential.
"Von Baer did not stop with his observation that similar structures and even developmental patterns existed in all vertebrate species, but he also noted the timing of these developments and their digressions from each other. Charles Darwin, the father of evolutionary science, "recognized an evolutionary interpretation [of Von Baer's observations] of great potential...look for similarity in embryos since evidence of common ancestry is so often obscured by highly particular adult modifications.""

Tags:inter-related, common structures, cleavages, phylotypic stage, spinal cord

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This paper discusses the marketing tools used on the McDonalds website. It explains that these tools are evident in each element of the company's Internet effort. The paper details each tool used, the company provides images, immediately that market McDonalds from a youthful perspective and that highlights the image of the golden arches throughout these photographs. The author contends that in this manner the company is consistently providing a reminder of McDonalds with symbols that are commonly associated with the company throughout the history of the business, coupled with images that relate to the company's new approach to the public.

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"Marketing tools for the McDonalds site are evident in each element of the company's Internet effort. To begin with, the company provides images that immediately market McDonalds from a youthful perspective and that highlight the image of the "golden arches" throughout these photographs. In this manner the company is consistently providing a reminder of McDonalds with symbols that are commonly associated with the company throughout the history of the business, coupled with images that relate to the company's new approach to the public. There does not appear to be any strong effort within the pages of the site to entice the consumer's return, yet, the site is easily navigated and this might lead the consumer to visit the site again if there were issues with McDonalds that the individual wanted to address. The site is basically focused on providing information to its ..."

Tags:mcdonalds, burger, king

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This paper discusses Edward Abbey's "A Season in the Wilderness", a record of his work for three summer seasons as a seasonal park ranger in the Arches National Monument in Utah. The paper contends that the author deserves respect for his ability to describe in great detail all the wildlife in the southeastern Utah desert. The paper claims that Abbey obviously took very good notes and kept an elaborate journal in order to later put a book together packed with rich detail and glowing narrative.

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"The author, Edward Abbey, explains to the reader in the Author's Introduction, what it was like to work for three summer seasons as a "seasonal park ranger" in the Arches National Monument in Utah. He kept a journal during those seasons, which recorded his feelings and his activities: the desert where he worked, he writes, is a "vast world, an oceanic world, as deep in its way and complex and various as the sea." But his book isn't just about the stunning beauty of the land in southwest Utah, although Abbey says (1) the desert where he worked "...is the most beautiful place on earth.""

Tags:utah, park, ranger